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Monday, April 8, 2013

Body Mass Index

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Penn Study Finds Increased Sleep Could Reduce Rate of Adolescent Obesity - Penn: Office of University Communications

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 06:03 PM PDT


Penn Study Finds Increased Sleep Could Reduce Rate of Adolescent Obesity
Penn: Office of University Communications
... is associated with greater increases in adolescent body mass index (BMI) for participants between 14 and 18-years-old. The findings suggest that increasing sleep duration to 10 hours per day, especially for those in the upper half of the BMI ...
Getting an Hour More of Sleep Per Night May Help Obese Adolescents Shed ... Counsel & Heal

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Posted: 08 Apr 2013 02:20 PM PDT


303 Magazine
Hot To Squat: BMI All You Can Be?
303 Magazine
Do you know what your BMI is? The formula looks like this: BMI= weight (lb) / (height (in) x height (in)) x 703. Or, simply enter your info into this handy online calculator and — voila — the answer you've been searching for. Every magazine article ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Smaller plates at meals may curb weight gain in kids - CBS News

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 02:10 PM PDT


CBS News
Smaller plates at meals may curb weight gain in kids
CBS News
"Even if your child isn't overweight (to find out, check out this BMI calculator), using a smaller plate is a good idea," Dr. Claire McCarthy, a pediatrician at Boston Children's Hospital, wrote for the Boston Globe. "The habits learned in childhood ...
Kids Given Big Plates Help Themselves to More Food WebMD
Study: Plate size may affect calories consumed by children ABC7Chicago.com
New Studies Show Simple, Practical Tips to Fight Childhood Obesity Latinos Post

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Meat Loaf in Germany in 2011. (Arnd Wiegmann / Reuters - Washington Post (blog)

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 01:46 PM PDT


Meat Loaf in Germany in 2011. (Arnd Wiegmann / Reuters
Washington Post (blog)
Quoted: Meat Loaf on the body-mass index forces behind his retirement. Posted by The Reliable Source on April 8, 2013 at 4:42 pm. Comments · Tweet. More. Meat Loaf in Germany in 2011. (Arnd Wiegmann / Reuters. "I outweigh Mick Jagger by about 100 ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Want to lose weight? Then run, don't walk - MyFox Austin

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 09:10 AM PDT


Want to lose weight? Then run, don't walk
MyFox Austin
For the new study, published in the April issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Williams evaluated changes in body mass index (BMI) of more than 32,000 runners and more than 15,000 walkers. (BMI is a calculation of body fat based on height ...

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Posted: 08 Apr 2013 02:14 AM PDT


More TV For Kids Increases Body Mass Index
KREX News Channel 5
Another study in the Journal Pediatrics finds children and teens who spend more time watching television versus using other electronic media tend to have a higher body mass index. The authors say T.V. ads for unhealthy foods may be a bad influence and ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Being Engrossed by TV May Boost Teens' BMI - MedPage Today

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 09:01 PM PDT


MedPage Today
Being Engrossed by TV May Boost Teens' BMI
MedPage Today
Compared with teens who didn't pay much attention to TV while watching, teens who gave the highest levels of attention to the television had an estimated 2.4 higher points of body mass index (BMI), according to David Bickham, PhD, of Harvard in Boston, ...
For Teens, Attention to TV Is Linked to Increased BMI Scores Monthly Prescribing Reference
Entertaining TV Affects BMI Levels In America's Youth RedOrbit
Plate size, sleep and TV add to kids' obesity, studies find Lansing State Journal
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Community events in Atlantic County

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 05:48 AM PDT

VINELAND — The Atlantic County Division of Public Health will recognize April as National Minority Health Month by holding two community events to educate residents about the importance of health screenings and raise awareness of health disparities among those most at risk.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Why airlines should charge fat passengers more

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 05:59 AM PDT

As one academic looks at three different ways airlines could charge fat fliers more, Emma Lunn explains why she's a fan of the idea.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Health News: Cancer finds homes in unhealthy bodies, prevention is key

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 01:13 AM PDT

Editor's note: April is Cancer Control Month, and so we at the Eloy Enterprise found it apropos to address cancer. This is part one of a three-part series regarding cancer prevention, treatment, and t

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Visualizing The “Globesity” Problem

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 06:03 AM PDT

America isn't the only country in the world getting fatter. Obesity is a growing problem around the world. See which countries are packing on the pounds. Body Mass Index (BMI) is your weight divided by your height (calculate your own here ), and while it's somewhat flawed, it remains a key metric for health analysts worried about the "globesity" problem . The graphic (which you can enlarge here ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Rising obesity among men takes toll on sexuality, prostate health

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 11:14 PM PDT

Posted April 01, 2013, at 1:54 p.m. It's no secret that obesity is an issue in the United States, but what is surprising is the rising rate of obesity among men.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Five point BMI increase 'raises heart risk by a quarter'

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 04:44 PM PDT

Women's hearts "age" by two and a half years for every five units of body mass index (BMI) even if they are a healthy weight, a study suggests.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Whole Milk Or Skim? Study Links Fattier Milk To Slimmer Kids

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 09:50 AM PDT

Parents are routinely advised to switch toddlers to reduced-fat milk, a move many assumed would help protect kids against becoming overweight. But a new study is the latest of several to find that kids drinking low-fat milk tended to be heavier.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Ask LH: How Do I Accurately Track My Weight And Fat Loss?

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 02:56 PM PDT

Dear Lifehacker, When I weigh myself on a scale multiple times a day, sometimes I weigh a lot more in the morning than I do at night. I've also heard it's more important to measure fat loss than weight loss, but how do I track that accurately? I want to measure my progress, but I don't know how. Please help! Thanks, Losing Track More »  

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>How Do I Accurately Track My Weight and Fat Loss?

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 10:33 AM PDT

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Are You Skinnier or Fatter than the Average Californian?

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 06:14 AM PDT

SACRAMENTO - Are you skinnier of fatter than the average Californian? An interactive calculator on the Sacramento Bee now helps you find the answer. Place your weight, height and it will calculate your BMI (Body Mass Index). …

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